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the main problem is the government is too big, it has too much power. it is taking away our liberty and prosperity. it is that simple. host: do you take advantage of some of the credits or loopholes or curves in the tax system such as the mortgage deduction or charitable tricks, et cetera? caller: no, i don't make that much money to take advantage of the tax code whatsoever. but this is what you earn, this is what you pay. personally, i'm for a consumption tax. but all these deductions are the social planning of what politicians want us to do. they should stay out of our business, collect the money from what people earn, and all these special interest deductions should be taken away. it is people trying to manipulate our lives. host: thank you for calling in this morning. on c-span.org, theresa mays will talk about her counterterrorism efforts as she speaks to the council on foreign relations today in washington. that will be live as well on c-span.org and on c-span tv at 12:30 eastern time today. and tonight second in our series "the contenders." tonig
the main problem is the government is too big, it has too much power. it is taking away our liberty and prosperity. it is that simple. host: do you take advantage of some of the credits or loopholes or curves in the tax system such as the mortgage deduction or charitable tricks, et cetera? caller: no, i don't make that much money to take advantage of the tax code whatsoever. but this is what you earn, this is what you pay. personally, i'm for a consumption tax. but all these deductions are the...
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bush said -- the big banks are too big to fail. they are not too big to fail and i hope every big bank does fail and i hope the credit unions -- my credit union i took all my money out of bank of america about two months ago, put it in the credit union and i am very happy. minimum fees, not maximum fees like bank of america -- the gentleman who said there was a $1 fee is only if you have a certain balance underneath, than they charge a fee. otherwise i get charged no fees at all. host: difficult was it to switch your bag? caller: it was a little effort. they try to tell me i could only take $750 out per transaction. i had to get with the bank president or vice president at the time. the bank president was out playing golf. they gave me a little trouble about getting my money out but if they would not have got my out, the police would have gotten involved and they probably would have a lawsuit on their hands. use your local credit unions and small banks. get rid of these big banks. they are not too big to fail. thank you very much h
bush said -- the big banks are too big to fail. they are not too big to fail and i hope every big bank does fail and i hope the credit unions -- my credit union i took all my money out of bank of america about two months ago, put it in the credit union and i am very happy. minimum fees, not maximum fees like bank of america -- the gentleman who said there was a $1 fee is only if you have a certain balance underneath, than they charge a fee. otherwise i get charged no fees at all. host:...
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you're involved with big brother and protecting us from big brother. i live in one county across america where we're seeing street video cameras go up that federal and local governments are putting up at an unprecedented rate. i'm seeing 10, 20, 30 of them going up in a week. it's just unbelievable. i was wondering if you're doing anything to protect us from the government that's doing this to us. it sounds like martial law. thank you. guest: i'm very sympathetic to that caller's question. fortunately it's not fiscal concerns. but i do believe that there is a more paternal tend yancey on the part of the government lately. there have been smoking bans, government concerns about banning foods that are unhealthy for us, high fructose syrup, all of these sorts of things that the government is trying to protect ourselves from ourselves. while i don't know particularly what he's talking about down in florida, i'm sympathetic and i hope that he raises his concerns with his local congressman and local representatives, local and state government. host: i pulled
you're involved with big brother and protecting us from big brother. i live in one county across america where we're seeing street video cameras go up that federal and local governments are putting up at an unprecedented rate. i'm seeing 10, 20, 30 of them going up in a week. it's just unbelievable. i was wondering if you're doing anything to protect us from the government that's doing this to us. it sounds like martial law. thank you. guest: i'm very sympathetic to that caller's question....
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we are left with a big deficit. all they talk about is cutting. -- host: we will have to leave it there. when it comes to government spending issues are concerned, that is what we are weighing in right now. good morning, james, independent line. caller: 5 believe the oil companies and big businesses should pay their fair share. republicans are nothing but a bunch of lawyers. they have -- lawyers. -- liars. they have been line ever since george bush was in there. host: what kind of spending and programs are you talking about? caller: all of their subsidies and not paying any taxes. host: we will leave it there. please turn down your television sets when you call in. florida, this is a comment from twitter. another call from minnesota this morning, what to cut what to keep? caller: i am a republican. it is hard to hear that we are the party of no, no, no. at the federal level, of our government has shut down because they cannot come together. republican-led states that do not have cannot of raising of taxes, the state
we are left with a big deficit. all they talk about is cutting. -- host: we will have to leave it there. when it comes to government spending issues are concerned, that is what we are weighing in right now. good morning, james, independent line. caller: 5 believe the oil companies and big businesses should pay their fair share. republicans are nothing but a bunch of lawyers. they have -- lawyers. -- liars. they have been line ever since george bush was in there. host: what kind of spending and...
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host: we ask bernie sanders about the go big approach that you advocated and others as well. listen to what he had to say. guest: that agreement chopped cut for working people and said that we would establish a super committee to look at 8 $1.2 trillion. the rich people have been asked to pay more in taxes -- not one penny. the largest corporations have not been asked to pay more than one penny. all the cuts have come from working families and the middle class. i don't have a crystal ball. i worry that the burden will be placed on working family, the elderly in terms of cuts and social security. i am opposed to that. host: what about his wonders? guest: i share those worries. the way to avert the burden of being on the middle class is to have revenues be a major part of any solution we will propose. we have to have revenues to be part of this. when we talk about medicare, there are things we can do it that we should do that will make the program stronger, even as it saves people money. we buy wholesale and pay wholesale rather than pay retail and save $160 billion. i'm fighti
host: we ask bernie sanders about the go big approach that you advocated and others as well. listen to what he had to say. guest: that agreement chopped cut for working people and said that we would establish a super committee to look at 8 $1.2 trillion. the rich people have been asked to pay more in taxes -- not one penny. the largest corporations have not been asked to pay more than one penny. all the cuts have come from working families and the middle class. i don't have a crystal ball. i...
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that is the big vote that is coming in congress. that pushed by republicans for spending cuts and austerity is already shaking state capitals, including madison, wisconsin, where labor unions have been protesting efforts to reduce benefits and weaken their collective bargaining rights. more of what we have seen in the papers in recent days. expert, dennis is on the democrats' line. good morning. -- pittsburgh. caller: one of the concerns i have regarding this shutdown is that people have what i call short-term memory. we have just come out of a major banking crisis. the republican president was in office to draw terms. i did not hear anybody talking about trying to address that -- the republican president was in office two terms. based on divided democrats and republicans. we have brought the banking industry out of the crisis. the economy is starting to move forward. the american people may be saying, make cuts, but they are not saying make $60 billion wholesale cuts now. now they are talking about potentially closing the governmen
that is the big vote that is coming in congress. that pushed by republicans for spending cuts and austerity is already shaking state capitals, including madison, wisconsin, where labor unions have been protesting efforts to reduce benefits and weaken their collective bargaining rights. more of what we have seen in the papers in recent days. expert, dennis is on the democrats' line. good morning. -- pittsburgh. caller: one of the concerns i have regarding this shutdown is that people have what i...
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they were making big dollars. when they change things back on the internet, it went straight back to the fox news co.. they took it to court and before the judge. fox settled out of court. then they turned around for $600 million and bought the company. in the stand, right now, that murdoch has -- i understand, right now, that murdoch has immunity. is that true? host: do not know the answer to that. caller: i heard that it was and that did -- and i did now know that it was true or not. if it is, it is just like oliver north back then. hacking is illegal and should be brought on trial. host: from "the financial times" this morning, this is their lead editorial -- host: we have this twitter message -- host: abraham, your arm, we are talking about the impact -- you are on, we are talking about the impact of the phone hacking scandal. caller: rupert murdoch reminds me of nixon. they allowed their subjects to just run amok. should he get immunity? i do not think so. host: chicago, republican. caller: i was calling more
they were making big dollars. when they change things back on the internet, it went straight back to the fox news co.. they took it to court and before the judge. fox settled out of court. then they turned around for $600 million and bought the company. in the stand, right now, that murdoch has -- i understand, right now, that murdoch has immunity. is that true? host: do not know the answer to that. caller: i heard that it was and that did -- and i did now know that it was true or not. if it...
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caller: my first response was -- thank god, the big bad wolf is dead. i never thought that i was the kind of person that would celebrate someone's death, but there it is. i was very confused earlier, watching your broadcast, the dell was questioning the timing -- gal was questioning the timing of obama's response. i heard something later about being dead for a week. i know that it has been confirmed that it was just hours before we knew. i do not know about any of that. i know that it is not the end. i do not think that is too naive to believe that. i am celebrating. host: all right. this is from with the pds -- wikipedia on seal team 6. it says host: again, this is according to wikipedia on seal team 6. we will continue to take your phone calls this morning, getting your reaction to this news. joining us on the phone is senator joseph lieberman, independent from connecticut. first of all, what was your reaction when you heard the news? caller: tremendous gratitude. the conclusion that every american is safe for this -- safer this morning. a very emotio
caller: my first response was -- thank god, the big bad wolf is dead. i never thought that i was the kind of person that would celebrate someone's death, but there it is. i was very confused earlier, watching your broadcast, the dell was questioning the timing -- gal was questioning the timing of obama's response. i heard something later about being dead for a week. i know that it has been confirmed that it was just hours before we knew. i do not know about any of that. i know that it is not...
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dear leader, but i want a president, and i want a president who i know will go home in four years or big eight years when he is voted out. host: what you do in berlin? caller: i just work in an office. nothing special. host: thank you for calling in. the front page from "the new york times." again, that was on the front page of "the new york times" this morning. this is from "the washington times" -- back to your calls on your enthusiasm level/age group. robert, from louisville, 30-50. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have been following it awful closely, and i wonder why the mainstream media do not have pom poms in their hands for one thing. if this was a incumbent republican and office of the for another term, we will probably be hearing stories about paris help lower the kardashians or something and it would be tearing each other apart 10 times worth. this is called a primary, we are trying to find a person to go against obama and they are making it out like we are cutting each other's throats and nobody is any good. you just gotta watch fox or else you will just hear cheerlead
dear leader, but i want a president, and i want a president who i know will go home in four years or big eight years when he is voted out. host: what you do in berlin? caller: i just work in an office. nothing special. host: thank you for calling in. the front page from "the new york times." again, that was on the front page of "the new york times" this morning. this is from "the washington times" -- back to your calls on your enthusiasm level/age group. robert,...
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the senate, probably, but the house where there is a big sticking point. they have to come up with something that would clear the house in order to get through congress and become law. that is where they are stuck right now. they will meet thursday at the white house -- republican and democratic leaders together -- and going to try again to talk, but already it sounds like this will be a difficult conversation. yesterday, the speaker of the house john boehner, republican, put out this sort of warning that we could come to the white house and talk -- that is fine -- but it doesn't sound like things will go very far, he said, unless the president understands that republicans are not willing to raise taxes. as i said earlier, the president over the said we need a compromise, we need something that involves both cuts, which is what the republicans want, and ways to raise revenue. >> have democrats compromised on the hold medicare cuts issue? guest: right now there -- what to do with medicare and medicaid. i know the republicans said they want to raise the age
the senate, probably, but the house where there is a big sticking point. they have to come up with something that would clear the house in order to get through congress and become law. that is where they are stuck right now. they will meet thursday at the white house -- republican and democratic leaders together -- and going to try again to talk, but already it sounds like this will be a difficult conversation. yesterday, the speaker of the house john boehner, republican, put out this sort of...
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all of the big issues. i have since been able to work with republicans in continuing with some of those efforts on hiv and aids. what has happened is with the tea party coming in now, 7280 some new members who came in with one purpose, -- 70 to 80 some new members who came in with one purpose, to dismantle government -- some of us have dug in and said, no, government has irresponsibility to provide for the common good. we have the responsibility to provide equal opportunities for every american. some do not see that as a priority. they see only balancing the budget and the deficit, which i believe should be a priority for everyone. the question is, on whose back to you balance the budget on on on whose back to you cut? you are not going to cut medicare. there were zero others -- there'll be others who say we want to dismantle it. both issues have been very partisan. democrats want to preserve medicare and republicans want to cut it. host: last call for congresswoman barbara lee. caller: why is the congressm
all of the big issues. i have since been able to work with republicans in continuing with some of those efforts on hiv and aids. what has happened is with the tea party coming in now, 7280 some new members who came in with one purpose, -- 70 to 80 some new members who came in with one purpose, to dismantle government -- some of us have dug in and said, no, government has irresponsibility to provide for the common good. we have the responsibility to provide equal opportunities for every...
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what is the big deal about it? in the 1960's, the united states had its own offensive biological weapons program and it was the choice of our bio weapons scientist. it had to do with how small the particles were and how you could engineer a very small particles to get into the lung and caused death in a short period of time. if you add a little talks into that, -- little toxin, it is a lot more lethal. we believe that in the early and middle part of the decade that our number one threat was anthrax. we still believe that the major threat. you can kill a lot of people over a wide area with a relatively primitive preparation of anthrax and spread it with a fire extinguisher or agricultural sprayer, just like every farmer uses on his crops. in terms of ease of use and availability, anthrax is still a major concern, but if i am a country, for instance, or a terrorist network that has a fair amount of resources and some engineering knowledge, i think there are other organisms which could be every bit as legal and could
what is the big deal about it? in the 1960's, the united states had its own offensive biological weapons program and it was the choice of our bio weapons scientist. it had to do with how small the particles were and how you could engineer a very small particles to get into the lung and caused death in a short period of time. if you add a little talks into that, -- little toxin, it is a lot more lethal. we believe that in the early and middle part of the decade that our number one threat was...
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guest: i do not think it is a big deal today, but it is emblematic of a big problem. treasury secretary governor has said there are quite a few things he could do to postpone any problems today. i think he has done quite a bit more than he said he could do. the problem has to be dealt with at some point pyridi. guest: the short-run issue is how treasury can economize on cash so they do not have to borrow. there are lots of assets like and move around to avoid the debt ceiling. the bigger problem is the budget. how are we going to deal with our budget deficit going forward, and that is a much more difficult problem? host: 2 are second-guess, what do you suspect other countries around the world are seeing as they viewed the situation here in the u.s.? guest: i do not know that other countries have short-term memory loss or whether they follow or inform themselves about what has happened in the past, but we have been down that road before. there is an understanding that there is way more than secretary has claimed he can do to get is in a bad situation. there is also the
guest: i do not think it is a big deal today, but it is emblematic of a big problem. treasury secretary governor has said there are quite a few things he could do to postpone any problems today. i think he has done quite a bit more than he said he could do. the problem has to be dealt with at some point pyridi. guest: the short-run issue is how treasury can economize on cash so they do not have to borrow. there are lots of assets like and move around to avoid the debt ceiling. the bigger...
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you have the headline here, boehner, a big deal no longer operative. he told house republicans on tuesday -- between what speaker boehner is saying and what minority leader mitch mcconnell is saying, where are the negotiations at this point? guest: the prevailing milled -- mood is pessimism. the negotiations now that the congressional leaders have gone to the white house for three straight days, the of not made a whole lot of progress. each side has retrenched. ideologically, the democrats are leery of making any cuts or changes to entitlement programs without some revenue increases, tax increases. and republicans have been consistently opposed to anything that smacks of tax increases. so you had the mcconnell plan yesterday shaking everything up a bit. it is unclear how viable an option that will be going forward. host: when they get together with the president at the white house this afternoon, what is it that will be on the table? what will they be able to work with on the congressional side and on obama's side? guest: been talking in the last coupl
you have the headline here, boehner, a big deal no longer operative. he told house republicans on tuesday -- between what speaker boehner is saying and what minority leader mitch mcconnell is saying, where are the negotiations at this point? guest: the prevailing milled -- mood is pessimism. the negotiations now that the congressional leaders have gone to the white house for three straight days, the of not made a whole lot of progress. each side has retrenched. ideologically, the democrats are...
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it is a big day for students. host: what our students doing this weekend? guest: there are cramming for the exam. we have a lot of students tweeting in their questions. here is how we will break this down. host: if you live in the eastern and central time zones, you can call this number -- if you live in the mountain and pacific time zones, you can call this number -- start calling right now because we will take as many calls as we can. if you want to send us an e- mail, journal@c-span.org. #cspanwj on twitter. guest: alternately, this is a vocabulary test. all 60 multiple choice questions will contain a vote count word that drives the prompt. if you can go through your vocabulary list, the critical things like foundation, federalism, public opinion, you will have a fighting shot. this is their health weekend. -- hell weekend. guest: yasser understand how the concept interactive. that is high-level thinking where you will get college credit. host: how long the students have to take the tests? what are the rules going in? guest: the test is may 10th. there w
it is a big day for students. host: what our students doing this weekend? guest: there are cramming for the exam. we have a lot of students tweeting in their questions. here is how we will break this down. host: if you live in the eastern and central time zones, you can call this number -- if you live in the mountain and pacific time zones, you can call this number -- start calling right now because we will take as many calls as we can. if you want to send us an e- mail, journal@c-span.org....
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this is a real big cost. host: sorry to lose you there, al. i think we heard where you're going with that. do you have a comment on how programs that deal with helping families assistance, things like that on the state level are being affected? guest: well, it's interesting. what we're finding is that that -- there are so many costs within the healthcare system, and one of them involves the fraudulent side and the other are policy-base side, and i think it would really be hard to step back and make particularly policy changes about coverage based on family status. on the other hand, states would like to see the opportunity to have flexibility to really be aggressive against fraud. i know both of federal government and states have really been as aggressive as they can be right now. but i think folks have to admit that we have to go further to try to get not only the fraud issues, but just cost control and manage care better so that you're still getting good quality care, but you're being more efficient about it. a good example is, when you do s
this is a real big cost. host: sorry to lose you there, al. i think we heard where you're going with that. do you have a comment on how programs that deal with helping families assistance, things like that on the state level are being affected? guest: well, it's interesting. what we're finding is that that -- there are so many costs within the healthcare system, and one of them involves the fraudulent side and the other are policy-base side, and i think it would really be hard to step back and...
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that is a big issue and will be a very big issue for small businesses because when folks see it -- it does not happen until 2014, when they see it, they will be wondering why i am paying a sales tax on the health insurance. it does not make sense because we are supposed to reduce costs, not increase costs. in terms of the essential benefits package, there has been a lot of talk this week about what it should be. there are individuals and small groups who have an essential benefit package that they have tried to reduce their premiums by relying on copays and deductibles to reduce their premiums. if the package is so broadly structured that these individuals and small businesses, are going to find that their current proposals are on affordable, they will be a third leg of the school in terms of cost increases. and, if we see that with medicare costs being reduced, if hospitals in particular do what was done after the balanced budget act of 1997 with the medicare costs were reduced, there will be a step back as well. i have not gotten even to the overall trajectory of health- care costs.
that is a big issue and will be a very big issue for small businesses because when folks see it -- it does not happen until 2014, when they see it, they will be wondering why i am paying a sales tax on the health insurance. it does not make sense because we are supposed to reduce costs, not increase costs. in terms of the essential benefits package, there has been a lot of talk this week about what it should be. there are individuals and small groups who have an essential benefit package that...
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i would say that is a big reason why the budget deal calls for big cuts. it is because it lost its biggest supporter, which is the unalloyed support of the republican party. both parties are looking at defense spending and saying it may be that is a good target. host: mr. coy, do you think that the super committee, looking ahead, will be able to agree on substantial cuts? guest: it's going to be absolutely fascinating, because on the one hand -- i think you discussed this in your last segment -- there is going to be a lot of pressure on the leadership of the house and senate, both sides, to pick people who are purists g democrats will want people on the liberal side, republicans will want people on the conservative side, making it a bipolar organization. all it takes is one of defection from either side to tip the balance to the other. if you are a democrat and you are putting in six people here, you don't want to put anybody who seems squishy to you. if that person sites with republicans, you have lost. it is going to be more polarized than congress as a
i would say that is a big reason why the budget deal calls for big cuts. it is because it lost its biggest supporter, which is the unalloyed support of the republican party. both parties are looking at defense spending and saying it may be that is a good target. host: mr. coy, do you think that the super committee, looking ahead, will be able to agree on substantial cuts? guest: it's going to be absolutely fascinating, because on the one hand -- i think you discussed this in your last segment...
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guest: arne duncan had a big press call. he wanted to make sure that reporters were paying attention to this issue. he believes the loophole is closed in the reauthorization of no child left behind. he wants lawmakers to include that language. there was a bill that was passed with bipartisan support that does include language to close the loophole. we'll see how that plays out in congress. caller: hi. thank you for taking my call. is there any possibility that this could -- that nothing could get past? what happened to those students in those schools if that happens? guest: that is a wonderful point. congress has had problems passing just about anything lately. it's tough to say whether there will be able to pass a reauthorization of no child left behind. there are superintendents who say that it might add another layer of bureaucracy and red tape and that spending decisions are better made at the local level. host: felix in woodbridge, virginia. caller: thank you for taking this call. should title one spending be used instr
guest: arne duncan had a big press call. he wanted to make sure that reporters were paying attention to this issue. he believes the loophole is closed in the reauthorization of no child left behind. he wants lawmakers to include that language. there was a bill that was passed with bipartisan support that does include language to close the loophole. we'll see how that plays out in congress. caller: hi. thank you for taking my call. is there any possibility that this could -- that nothing could...
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republicans want big cuts in spending. there's a big golulf. i happen to be in the camp that says we need much less government. we have to get these spending programs down and government off the back of business to get this economy running again. host: is it possible to of massive tax reform? guest: i wrote an editorial last week. a miracle happened in this town. we carry of all of the special interest loopholes -- not all of them. we cleaned out the tax system and cut the tax rates low. if you're a liberal or conservative, everybody can agree on one thing. bring tax rates down and getting rid of loopholes is an economic thing to do. maybe we finally reached the point where the stars might be in line where we can do that again. i would go all the way to a flat tax. care rid of all the deductions -- housing, municipal. you can get the tax rates down to about 70% or 18%. if you want to see the comet or % or 18%.ife -- 7017 there is a wonderful book about this. i talked to the author. it is rare to see the special interest groups and the k street
republicans want big cuts in spending. there's a big golulf. i happen to be in the camp that says we need much less government. we have to get these spending programs down and government off the back of business to get this economy running again. host: is it possible to of massive tax reform? guest: i wrote an editorial last week. a miracle happened in this town. we carry of all of the special interest loopholes -- not all of them. we cleaned out the tax system and cut the tax rates low. if...
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i want to say, madam speaker, i'm a big proponent of regular order. big proponent of order. and the prophylactic waiver in the rule is designed just in case there is something we missed, but what's important is that we had the largest and most open debate we had in this house in a decade on h.r. 1. the only provision that could possibly have an unfunded mandate in it and does not. there's two things, the underlying legislation does two things, it both gives the senate an opportunity to come out from under its paralyzing inaction and pass h.r. 1, and it says that if the senate does not, if the senate fails to act, we are not asking them to do what we want them to do, if they fail to act, then congress will not get paid. congress will not get paid. my colleagues on the left won't go paid. my colleagues on the right won't get paid. and my colleagues in the senate won't get paid. and i yield 15 seconds to my good friend, mr. ellison, to ask, do you believe that this provision that will prevent us from getting paid, from getting paid, for not doing our job, is the unmunded mandat
i want to say, madam speaker, i'm a big proponent of regular order. big proponent of order. and the prophylactic waiver in the rule is designed just in case there is something we missed, but what's important is that we had the largest and most open debate we had in this house in a decade on h.r. 1. the only provision that could possibly have an unfunded mandate in it and does not. there's two things, the underlying legislation does two things, it both gives the senate an opportunity to come out...
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we have two big deals the c.r. and the budget. as bit of information i didn't vote for the c.r., continued resolution. i did not vote for the budget because i don't think it will do anything to solve the problem. this year the national debt will be about $2 trillion and we are talking about $38 billion cut in the c.r. which wasn't real. it was fictitious and it is nothing. that is why this will have to come to an end. host: ron paul in new hampshire last evening. a call from mississippi, red. caller: i want to say that i thank the republicans for what they have done, they have achieved a victory for the democrats in 2012. that is all i wanted to say because i love what they did. thank you. host: roy, republican from las vegas. good morning. host: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i think that the situation we are in now the american people are the ones to blame -- we have lived in more or less a time of plenty and people have been pretty complacent about what our government is doing and where the money is going. new in a ti
we have two big deals the c.r. and the budget. as bit of information i didn't vote for the c.r., continued resolution. i did not vote for the budget because i don't think it will do anything to solve the problem. this year the national debt will be about $2 trillion and we are talking about $38 billion cut in the c.r. which wasn't real. it was fictitious and it is nothing. that is why this will have to come to an end. host: ron paul in new hampshire last evening. a call from mississippi, red....
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yet their budget is not the big question. if we were to think of what they are doing, or what congress has accomplished in the last few years, they would get a zero budget. that's all i have to say. thanks for letting me go on. host: let's hear comments from twitter. kevin is a republican, joining us from marshall, texas. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. you after being good stewards of taxpayers' money. it has to be paid for. i think everyone is talking, well, the republicans want spending cuts. it is important to talk about what cuts. but the proposition they had was a cut in some of these green energy jobs, which today what has been going on, you have to use the money wisely. if you can cut something that kills jobs and costs taxpayers money, and that's a good cut. most americans would like to see that go to fema. host: this story talks about how republicans want to pay for the aid. san antonio tx, ann on our republican line. caller: i agree with cutting spending to offset fema. there is only so mu
yet their budget is not the big question. if we were to think of what they are doing, or what congress has accomplished in the last few years, they would get a zero budget. that's all i have to say. thanks for letting me go on. host: let's hear comments from twitter. kevin is a republican, joining us from marshall, texas. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. you after being good stewards of taxpayers' money. it has to be paid for. i think everyone is talking, well, the...
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one of the big things -- education is a big deal. education is central to the long-term health of a city parents -- of a city. we're talking about a-12, but also higher education. the way we fund education now through local taxes and such, where local municipalities, local towns, counties, and that sort of thing to have control, -- sort of thing, have control, that is encouraging, and you have pockets where education is not so good. this is a tough problem to solve. i do not have the solution in my back pocket, but this is the kind of thing that is a problem that has prevented city's from reaching their full potential. other things like the mortgage interest tax deduction has encouraged people to buy homes. where you find homes? you find homes in the suburbs and further out. they discourage renting. in an inner city, you find more renters than buyers, people who own. so, those policies that encourage buying houses in the suburbs and by encouraging that, the foot side is they discourage people from living in downtown -- the flip side
one of the big things -- education is a big deal. education is central to the long-term health of a city parents -- of a city. we're talking about a-12, but also higher education. the way we fund education now through local taxes and such, where local municipalities, local towns, counties, and that sort of thing to have control, -- sort of thing, have control, that is encouraging, and you have pockets where education is not so good. this is a tough problem to solve. i do not have the solution...
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it is a big rip-off. they make you buy these books at exorbitant rates and then they changed the curriculum within a year or bring so so you cannot even sell the books back. and housing is ridiculous. and then they let people come from other countries to work in this country and they did not even have to have the same curriculum in their schools. they don't pay as much money. obama is doing what he can without the support of congress. if he could get congressional support i am quite sure he could really do something about the higher cost of education and so many other things in this country. what we need is a democratic capitalist society and not this winner-take-all, fraud ring of capitalism that we have and that is what the occupy wall street movement is all about. guest: obviously, there is only so much the president can do without the support of congress. he cannot just unilaterally increase federal student aid. he is trying to do something to benefit students. it is not a ton. it is a pretty modest p
it is a big rip-off. they make you buy these books at exorbitant rates and then they changed the curriculum within a year or bring so so you cannot even sell the books back. and housing is ridiculous. and then they let people come from other countries to work in this country and they did not even have to have the same curriculum in their schools. they don't pay as much money. obama is doing what he can without the support of congress. if he could get congressional support i am quite sure he...
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i believe we should go big or go home. host: john, the latest poll that shows 2/3 of americans feel the war is not worth it. what do you think needs to be done to change public opinion on this? caller: after 9/11, it turned everybody into veterans themselves. i hate to say it, but if it takes another city, maybe a city melting, may be terrorists getting a hold of nuclear stuff -- is that ever happens, i say, "looked out, world." i think america is getting soft. thank you. host: coming up on "washington journal" -- we will talk about the latest on the budget battle with steve cain. after this break, we'll talk to democratic congresswoman loretta sanchez specifically about disaster preparedness. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, the organization of american historians meeting from houston, with authors offering insights as to why the south seceded from the union. panelists talk about the rise and fall of enron, and remembering the tragedy of the triangle shirtwaist fire. also,
i believe we should go big or go home. host: john, the latest poll that shows 2/3 of americans feel the war is not worth it. what do you think needs to be done to change public opinion on this? caller: after 9/11, it turned everybody into veterans themselves. i hate to say it, but if it takes another city, maybe a city melting, may be terrorists getting a hold of nuclear stuff -- is that ever happens, i say, "looked out, world." i think america is getting soft. thank you. host: coming...
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there is a big spread. they can make all sorts of enticing offers to patients and still make a handsome profit. one of the things we do is identify where there are breakdowns in payment methodology and tell the medicare program and the congress that you have to do something to close the gap somewhat honest suppliers can make an honest day's living. you'll be pleased to hear when our investigators go out and read an illegal operation that is billing for wheelchairs that is billing for wheelchairs that are not being used, we got to wait senior's home who says there is a wheelchair that i never order, those wheelchairs are given to wounded warriors. those wheelchairs' are getting into the right hands. host: what about the legation lawyers? guest: what about them? host: what about those claims? is that one of the areas of from the you investigate? guest: disability insurance is outside of my expertise. anyone who offers to provide a piece of medical equipment for free is likely to be crossing a line. you cannot
there is a big spread. they can make all sorts of enticing offers to patients and still make a handsome profit. one of the things we do is identify where there are breakdowns in payment methodology and tell the medicare program and the congress that you have to do something to close the gap somewhat honest suppliers can make an honest day's living. you'll be pleased to hear when our investigators go out and read an illegal operation that is billing for wheelchairs that is billing for...
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it has to be a big disaster. she has to create a scene and be a big problem before you can get help. then when you go to a behavioral health unit, it is good for 30 days. at the end of the 30 days they will win release that person whether they are losing -- whether they are hallucinating or not. host: thank you. she guest: talks about the reality for many people. -- guest: she talks about the reality for many people. there are many situations that, as does not work. -- that the science does not work. tremendous not work for a variety of reasons. there needs to be an option of housing as well as staff and a facility that provides 24/7 care. we absolutely believe in that. what she describes in terms of having to get treatment for her mother in the emergency room and having to or through this area of having to talk about the dangers, whether they exist or not, just to get her in the hospital is a national tragedy. people should be able to get treatment when they needed. host: you say true be available, but it does n
it has to be a big disaster. she has to create a scene and be a big problem before you can get help. then when you go to a behavioral health unit, it is good for 30 days. at the end of the 30 days they will win release that person whether they are losing -- whether they are hallucinating or not. host: thank you. she guest: talks about the reality for many people. -- guest: she talks about the reality for many people. there are many situations that, as does not work. -- that the science does not...
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which ones get big rewards? guest: very few medical malpractice suits get tossed out because judges don't have the idea that they are supposed to draw an arms between good care and that care. the claims that get dropped get dropped because the lawyer concludes he does not have a chance of winning. the lawsuits that are the most troublesome are the ones where you have a tragic result, a baby born with cerebral palsy, the nor surgery where -- the nor surgery where the patient is paralyzed for life. -- the neuro-surgery where the patient is paralyzed for life. those are not frivolous cases. the cases where the doctor did not do anything wrong and the condition was caused -- the patient came in with this problem. our system would try to sort for the ones where the doctors -- the through the ones where doctor could not cure the problem. host: the group is known as the common good. where can we direct them to? guest: commongood.org is the website. we are looking to build right- minded citizens to bring stability back
which ones get big rewards? guest: very few medical malpractice suits get tossed out because judges don't have the idea that they are supposed to draw an arms between good care and that care. the claims that get dropped get dropped because the lawyer concludes he does not have a chance of winning. the lawsuits that are the most troublesome are the ones where you have a tragic result, a baby born with cerebral palsy, the nor surgery where -- the nor surgery where the patient is paralyzed for...
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is too big to downgrade. we have heard the adage "too big to fail." but maybe the u.s. is too big to downgrade. as a reality, it will never default on its treasury obligations. all those discussions are being had a back-and-forth with snb. -- s&p. they have to consider along with moody's and fitch that there is talk of default, and to simply ignore that and not have a plan and thinking behind how they would react to that would be a mistake. that is what we want to happen from the last crisis. we want them to be open, honest, transparent and much more timely in terms of how they are analyzing these credits. i think that is happening. host: if the u.s. were at what point aa, could they reget the aaa rating? guest: there is talk about that, how difficult it is to reverse that position. quite honestly, it is in the hands of the congress to come up with something other than token, and pushing past the 2012 elections, any serious consideration of on the more meaningful package to get revenue and expenditures under control. it me be a process of showing progress, not just toke
is too big to downgrade. we have heard the adage "too big to fail." but maybe the u.s. is too big to downgrade. as a reality, it will never default on its treasury obligations. all those discussions are being had a back-and-forth with snb. -- s&p. they have to consider along with moody's and fitch that there is talk of default, and to simply ignore that and not have a plan and thinking behind how they would react to that would be a mistake. that is what we want to happen from the...
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they say their countries are being used by the big corporations and the big money people in this country. i want to ask them, just hurt the ones that are hurting you, the republicans. leave the democrats alone. host: more from the "question imposed" article this morning. -- washington post" article this morning. back to the phones on our line for democrats, washington, d.c., bill. caller: i worked for united on september 11. they were my friends. on both of those flights. [crying] host: from your perspective, what has changed over the last 10 years? caller: in my honesty, not much has changed. i lost a lot of friends that they. tomorrow is going to be a really tough day. a really tough day. i just tell people to remember -- remember what they went through. i remember george bush in a speech he made -- the flight crews, remember the flight crews. george bush never mentioned the flight crews. he was invited to the boston memorial for both of those planes, and he refused to go. we will leave it there. an. caller: so many unanswered questions. let's talk about the other three buildings to fa
they say their countries are being used by the big corporations and the big money people in this country. i want to ask them, just hurt the ones that are hurting you, the republicans. leave the democrats alone. host: more from the "question imposed" article this morning. -- washington post" article this morning. back to the phones on our line for democrats, washington, d.c., bill. caller: i worked for united on september 11. they were my friends. on both of those flights....
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guest: it is a big problem. the bigger the market urine, the more expenses the races -- the bigger the market you are in, the more expenses the races. members of congress are worried about the kinds of ads. host: another figure on the table. 30% of of donation to the committee leaders came from the industries that they are responsible for overseeing. guest: right. a lot of these members are voting more favorably toward the industries they are regulating. not every single time. but significant number of them vote for other members of the party. host: they may say they're serving on the committee because they are passionate about an issue. they're on a defense committee or in tier committee because that is what brought them to congress -- or interior committee. guest: it is remarkable the number of members of congress that seem to vote with the industry's keep them in congress. host: steve from michigan. caller: good morning. these politicians raise a lot of money. what happens if they do not spend the money that
guest: it is a big problem. the bigger the market urine, the more expenses the races -- the bigger the market you are in, the more expenses the races. members of congress are worried about the kinds of ads. host: another figure on the table. 30% of of donation to the committee leaders came from the industries that they are responsible for overseeing. guest: right. a lot of these members are voting more favorably toward the industries they are regulating. not every single time. but significant...
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host: were your parents big history of fans? caller: my brother is named after -- i know we are al civil war - named kids. host: what is your question? caller: pretty much for me, i work currently through a school program. i have been having
host: were your parents big history of fans? caller: my brother is named after -- i know we are al civil war - named kids. host: what is your question? caller: pretty much for me, i work currently through a school program. i have been having
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that is the big difference between republicans and the president. he wants to tax our way back to a balanced budget. you cannot do it. today he would have to double everyone's taxes and america in order to balance the budget. even that would not do it. host: jane joins us on the republican line. caller: thank you for c-span, and thank you for your service, congressman brady. i want to first say that i am very comfortable with having bigger risk debates about budget and expense of problem-solving about the way our money is spent, so i thank both sides in congress for doing that. i would like to speak specifically to pell grant money. for me it is not what your cutting, but where it is ending up. i will tell you a specific experience. i work with kids who are trying to go to college. i work with the young man who cell phone, the phon phone or so he my number. i got calls from every non- accredited college in the country. people would call and call themselves college counselors and they could not string together a sentence that was grammatically correc
that is the big difference between republicans and the president. he wants to tax our way back to a balanced budget. you cannot do it. today he would have to double everyone's taxes and america in order to balance the budget. even that would not do it. host: jane joins us on the republican line. caller: thank you for c-span, and thank you for your service, congressman brady. i want to first say that i am very comfortable with having bigger risk debates about budget and expense of...
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so, that is one of the big recommendations. i mentioned that what we have shown in this report is an incredible range of immigrant characteristics across metropolitan areas, and not every place is the same. so we would like to see more of a role from states and localities. that is important now when we see a lot of action by states and municipalities across the country either to control illegal immigration or to put out more welcoming or inclusive policies to bring immigration in. we also talk about things that places, cities, and states, and municipalities can do to make things easier for immigrants on the ground, both low-skilled and high skilled. in terms of the low school population, language is key. we talk about very simple, not very costly ways to reach out to immigrants by implementing language access in terms of municipal business and those kinds of things. we also talk about high skilled with jobs inerrkers a better way. we recognize that not everyone is ready to move into jobs in this country because of language and
so, that is one of the big recommendations. i mentioned that what we have shown in this report is an incredible range of immigrant characteristics across metropolitan areas, and not every place is the same. so we would like to see more of a role from states and localities. that is important now when we see a lot of action by states and municipalities across the country either to control illegal immigration or to put out more welcoming or inclusive policies to bring immigration in. we also talk...
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they make such a big deal about this. it is not going to stop me from hiring people if i need people. host: we have to leave it there. if we could get a quick reply from you, we are expecting surely the arrival of president hu jintao to the white house. guest: the age qualifies him and i believe because of the pre- existing condition that he can no longer be denied. check that out. but i agree with your statement, that this is really a moral issue. in the united states of america, no one should go bankrupt or have to die because they do not have access to health care. thank you. host: congresswoman, sent to some much for being here -- sent you for being here. we expect momentarily at the white house the arrival of chinese president hu jintao. you can see there on your screen that vice-president joe biden, secretary of state hillary clinton, and defense secretary robert gates are all waiting for the chinese president to arrive. he was elected or became the ruler in china in 2002. he is expected to serve for two more years.
they make such a big deal about this. it is not going to stop me from hiring people if i need people. host: we have to leave it there. if we could get a quick reply from you, we are expecting surely the arrival of president hu jintao to the white house. guest: the age qualifies him and i believe because of the pre- existing condition that he can no longer be denied. check that out. but i agree with your statement, that this is really a moral issue. in the united states of america, no one should...
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you have the big money people, the big bankers. i think there were three reasons. number one was controlled. it leads to big government. the average middle-class person pays roughly 40% in taxes and fees for the state, local, and federal. if we had no income tax in this country, the average middle- class person could go out and buy a brand-new car every two or three years or a house every 15 years. we are forced to go to the bankers now to borrow the money to buy these things. guest: i would dispute that, that the middle income family pays 40% in income taxes. they pay less than 15% in federal taxes. they certainly pay other state and local taxes, but federal taxes are generally the lion share of the general tax burden. host: this offer of twitter -- -- off of twitter -- guest: fairness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. it means something to everybody. it is not what president obama considers a fair tax code or the members of congress consider a fair tax code. what i am worried about is having a tax code that is fair and equitable to everyone while at th
you have the big money people, the big bankers. i think there were three reasons. number one was controlled. it leads to big government. the average middle-class person pays roughly 40% in taxes and fees for the state, local, and federal. if we had no income tax in this country, the average middle- class person could go out and buy a brand-new car every two or three years or a house every 15 years. we are forced to go to the bankers now to borrow the money to buy these things. guest: i would...
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it is a big joke. thank you. host: plenty more thoughts on big surprise is possible for 2010. here is a photograph of egyptian christians in front of coffins containing victims of a suicide bombing in alexandria. an attack targeted worshipers at a christian church. the headline says that christians 0.2 al qaeda after the attack in egypt. this story from "the hill," " president obama contemns attack." -- condemns the attack." host: this is from "of the hill" this morning. steve, republican line, arizona. what do you say? caller: it would surprise me if we had a big fund-raiser to get us out of national debt. a big political world wide here we are always bailing out other countries. the united states is always helping everyone else. host: thank you for calling. max, independent line. caller: it would be a big surprise if the news media started to report when those who are -- report on those who wore really behind the 9/11 attacks and why it was a pretext for going to war. if the viewers want to know more they can go to [unintelligible] thank you. host: there is a message from tw
it is a big joke. thank you. host: plenty more thoughts on big surprise is possible for 2010. here is a photograph of egyptian christians in front of coffins containing victims of a suicide bombing in alexandria. an attack targeted worshipers at a christian church. the headline says that christians 0.2 al qaeda after the attack in egypt. this story from "the hill," " president obama contemns attack." -- condemns the attack." host: this is from "of the hill"...
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host: james tweeting in, sticking to charlie cook is a pretty big deal. he's a big star. guest: well these people are the most scrupe lousely down the middle eptty in american politics and i've never noted any tilt here whatsoever. so that's why i love going on, because you know it's always going to be abc louisly. thoip nation's governor is meeting here in washington this weekend and you write about the intense emotion and anger by the american people to the left and the right, and it's crystallized here right now in madison, wisconsin. guest: i think part of thi thin comes from a frustration. but on a second with the problems facing the country and the fact that we haven't addressed them. but on a deeper level, though. i think one of the causes of frustration is that, and particularly just sort of aveiving from last year, the te party movement is there's a why won't these people in the building down the street address this? we are not talking about waste, fraud and abuse or foreign aid. these are rounding errors. 2 big stuff is medicare. social security. transfer paymen
host: james tweeting in, sticking to charlie cook is a pretty big deal. he's a big star. guest: well these people are the most scrupe lousely down the middle eptty in american politics and i've never noted any tilt here whatsoever. so that's why i love going on, because you know it's always going to be abc louisly. thoip nation's governor is meeting here in washington this weekend and you write about the intense emotion and anger by the american people to the left and the right, and it's...
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would now be a big factor, that he should recuse himself -- wouldn't that be a big factor? host: we have 8 twa tweet. host: we have talked about some of this, this idea of the justices' role. what the espouses do and their role on the bench. guest: there was a strange situation involving the disclosure. you stated it mostly correctly. on the annual disclosure forms, there is a line that says " spouse's income" and it is the source and the rough amounted. for some reason, for several years when justice thomas's wife was for him at the heritage foundation, he just checked "no spousal income." everybody knew she worked at the heritage foundation. there was nothing wrong or mysterious about that. for a number of years, he simply check "no." to when this was brought to its attention, he then filed the amended forms and said yes, she did work there and the rough income was this amount. and so a lot of groups have come forward and said this is a major mistake. but it is a strange one because it is not a mystery and everybody knew it. he did clarify and correct the forms. i don't t
would now be a big factor, that he should recuse himself -- wouldn't that be a big factor? host: we have 8 twa tweet. host: we have talked about some of this, this idea of the justices' role. what the espouses do and their role on the bench. guest: there was a strange situation involving the disclosure. you stated it mostly correctly. on the annual disclosure forms, there is a line that says " spouse's income" and it is the source and the rough amounted. for some reason, for several...
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>> i think we should go big. we should tackle some of the really big issues. that means going big and dollars, -- $4 trillion is the number people put on a big package. it is another way of saying, i think we should tackle some of the really big issues. host: "newsmakers" with chris van hollen. it is at 10:00 today with every year at 6:00 p.m. next call, dayton, ohio on the independent line. caller: i cut billions out in a hurry. if they girl gets pregnant, before she gets one thin dime, she identifies the father of that child. you put him into a job to support that child or you put him in jail. simple as that. there is section 8 housing at the end of my street. they have and never had a job, and they never will have a job, they are on adc, they are ron wic, they walk around with cellphones, and basically, the children are a cash cow to them. if they could identify the father of that job, and he could pay for that child or put him in jail, you could get a whole lot. host: going on to pennsylvania. what do you think? caller: the id federal government is so huge
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that's a big waste of money as far as just sending them to prison. they learn a whole bunch of stuff and then they come out and it's just a big mess. host: we're going to leave it there. in the "new york times" this morning. that's it for our calls for this first segment of the "washington journal." coming up in 45 mints a discussion regarding the n.f.l. and the players union labor talks. but coming up next, unemployment falls to 8.9%. we'll talk about that right after this break. you're watching the "washington journal." today is saturday, march 5th. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> president obama's fiscal year 2012 budget for the department allows us to continue to meet these threats and challenges by prioritizing our requirements. >> as cabinet secretaries meet with members of congress over their department budget request for next year watch the hearings on line at the c-span video library. search, watch, clip and share. it's washington your way. "washington journa
that's a big waste of money as far as just sending them to prison. they learn a whole bunch of stuff and then they come out and it's just a big mess. host: we're going to leave it there. in the "new york times" this morning. that's it for our calls for this first segment of the "washington journal." coming up in 45 mints a discussion regarding the n.f.l. and the players union labor talks. but coming up next, unemployment falls to 8.9%. we'll talk about that right after this...
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guest: the big west would be to get a permanent doc-fix -- the big wish would be to get a permanent doc-fix. the super committee did not tackle that issue. aarp has many medical beneficiaries. just about every medical group that deals with medicare payments is going to be pushing for this. they do not want to see a specialty doctor group. host: who opposes the doc-fix? guest: salaries drop by 27%. udc opposition about how to pay you do see opposition about how to pay for it. host: what did the bowles- simpson committee say about the doc-fix? guest: they -- i do not remember what they're pay for formula was. representative schwartz -- there are about five or six proposals on the table. bowles-simpson is one among them. host: mayor is a republican in a mexico -- mary. what do you think? caller: i wish you would of had a congressman address this issue, too. i am disabled. i have private insurance for my husband's employer. i also of medicare as a backup because of the pre-existing condition. here is what i found out. my private insurance has to abide by the medicare regulations. so my contract
guest: the big west would be to get a permanent doc-fix -- the big wish would be to get a permanent doc-fix. the super committee did not tackle that issue. aarp has many medical beneficiaries. just about every medical group that deals with medicare payments is going to be pushing for this. they do not want to see a specialty doctor group. host: who opposes the doc-fix? guest: salaries drop by 27%. udc opposition about how to pay you do see opposition about how to pay for it. host: what did the...
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it is a big question. i do not think the answer -- you can ask anyone at the leadership level at the pentagon, it is not satisfactory yet. host: having been in the region a lot, i'm sure this tweet is a question you get a lot. guest: this is definitely a question we hear more and more, especially in the area of security and fiscal crisis. president obama is quite clearly -- he has clearly defined the mission to be primarily about al qaeda. about the al qaeda threat, that we face in terms of attacks on the homeland, and since he managed to conduct air raid in may that killed osama bin laden, i think that there is a lot of debate happening right now at the highest levels of the obama administration, now that we have really knocked out the key kasich, how much longer and to what extent do we actually need to be there? i think that as we go on, is very possible that we could see a retrenching of our role in the region. al qaeda is the focus. the taliban at some point in the past may have been defined as the tr
it is a big question. i do not think the answer -- you can ask anyone at the leadership level at the pentagon, it is not satisfactory yet. host: having been in the region a lot, i'm sure this tweet is a question you get a lot. guest: this is definitely a question we hear more and more, especially in the area of security and fiscal crisis. president obama is quite clearly -- he has clearly defined the mission to be primarily about al qaeda. about the al qaeda threat, that we face in terms of...
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even a big. -- a bank. if you looked at the statistics, you might find a lot of the tellers are women and a lot of the managers are men. if you look at the statistics, you could say that looks like discrimination. i think this case is really a big deal, because there would have been a lot of other claims going forward against other big employers. host: let's take a quick look at some of the editorial pages on this. "usa today" -- "the new york times" -- "the wall street journal" -- we're talking with david savage about the walmart decision yesterday. let's go next to hamilton, ohio. an independent. caller: good morning. my whole problem is why not look into the whole politics of wal-mart's health policy? host: ok. thank you. separate issue altogether looking at wal-mart's disability policy. we cannot help you with that. david republican in arkansas. as we talk about the court ruling yesterday. question or comment from us? david, turn down the tv volume in go ahead, please. sorry, he it was made to the progr
even a big. -- a bank. if you looked at the statistics, you might find a lot of the tellers are women and a lot of the managers are men. if you look at the statistics, you could say that looks like discrimination. i think this case is really a big deal, because there would have been a lot of other claims going forward against other big employers. host: let's take a quick look at some of the editorial pages on this. "usa today" -- "the new york times" -- "the wall street...
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it has a big problem. the misratans the suffered horribly under the gaddafi regime, they have the body and they will probably decide what is done with that. this whole business about how bodies are treated is very culturally dependent added as a big political issue as well in libya. and i cannot pretend to know what they should do. all i would say it is libyans should decide. host: let me ask you about the secretary of state. she was in libya before the capture and killing of muammar gaddafi. she is wrapping up with two central asian visits. she is talking about human rights. a thorny issue in that part of the world and she talked about the democratic movements and the u.s. troops in afghanistan and the border between afghanistan and pakistan. guest: it is a very thorny issue because our interests are can stability in that part of the world and these resumes are not democratic regimes. we have to learn better how to help regimes transition from dictatorships to democracies without the challenges we are sit
it has a big problem. the misratans the suffered horribly under the gaddafi regime, they have the body and they will probably decide what is done with that. this whole business about how bodies are treated is very culturally dependent added as a big political issue as well in libya. and i cannot pretend to know what they should do. all i would say it is libyans should decide. host: let me ask you about the secretary of state. she was in libya before the capture and killing of muammar gaddafi....
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guest: that is a big problem and a bigger challenge. one of the things that went wrong with halperin is that the fda thought they inspected the facility, the database could used two different facilities -- but the database confused two different facilities. we needed databases that are accurate and have long into an attitude so that the names don't get confused. we also need smarter technology so that the fda has better risk- based systems to know when to intervene, building on things like market knowledge and the history of the product and that sort of thing. host: macon, georgia. jerry, independent caller. caller: i cannot remember how long ago this was, but a few years, that on the news i heard a loud about towner for drugs in this country -- i heard a lot about counterfeit drugs in this country. i could have been watching c- span -- i cannot remember. even the veterans administration, va hospital, had bought counterfeit medication. they said it was as much as 50% of the drugs on the market today are counterfeit. could he comment on
guest: that is a big problem and a bigger challenge. one of the things that went wrong with halperin is that the fda thought they inspected the facility, the database could used two different facilities -- but the database confused two different facilities. we needed databases that are accurate and have long into an attitude so that the names don't get confused. we also need smarter technology so that the fda has better risk- based systems to know when to intervene, building on things like...
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we are a big, diverse state. if you look, if you poll the registered republicans in the state of florida, they are fairly representative of what the rest of the country looks like, which means if you can win a republican primary in florida, you're likely very competitive in a general election nationwide. host: but then talk about a little bit of the decision, though, because even in switching your date to january 31, you're still fifth apparently in the contest that could take place. is that correct? guest: that's correct. and that was always the intent. florida never wanted to jump the early states. we just wanted to ensure that we were behind south carolina and that we were by ourselves so our voice could be heard singularly and loud. and that was the intent. it looks like we're going to accomplish that objective. host: the republican party of florida chairman is our guest, lenny curry, talking about florida politics and other things. if you want to ask him questions, you can do so on one of many ways. for demo
we are a big, diverse state. if you look, if you poll the registered republicans in the state of florida, they are fairly representative of what the rest of the country looks like, which means if you can win a republican primary in florida, you're likely very competitive in a general election nationwide. host: but then talk about a little bit of the decision, though, because even in switching your date to january 31, you're still fifth apparently in the contest that could take place. is that...
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where are the big party democrats to help us? host: from the senate to hollywood, they are a whisper away from naming christopher dodd as its new chief lobbyist. they are wrapping up the hiring of the former democratic senator as its chairman according to people with knowledge on the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. barring a last-minute snag, confirmation could come early this week. a spokesman for the association had no comment. a representative could not be reached on sunday. our next call is on the democratic line. greenbelt, north carolina. what is the u.s. role in the middle east, if any? caller: is -- is about what is going on in wisconsin. they just said it on the news right now, they are packing it up without the democrats. i hope that this does not shock you too much, but what he is trying to do up there is taking in eight-day baby and hitting the baby in pinhead with a hammer as hard as you can. this is ridiculous to me. i have to stop. okay? host: again, we are talking this morning about the u.s. role in mi
where are the big party democrats to help us? host: from the senate to hollywood, they are a whisper away from naming christopher dodd as its new chief lobbyist. they are wrapping up the hiring of the former democratic senator as its chairman according to people with knowledge on the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. barring a last-minute snag, confirmation could come early this week. a spokesman for the association had no comment. a representative could not be reached on sunday. our...
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i do not like where big companies get in bed with big government. the ceo is sitting on the advisory council. byy're always trotted out the white house as what a good corporate citizen they are. they get these favorable rules and contracts and subsidies from the government. let me make one point that is critically important. believing in free markets does not mean you believe in big business. in means that you want a better rules that are naturally applied it to everybody whether you are big or small or rich or poor or whether you or an average guy on the street, everyone has equal opportunity and the government is not trying to interfere with your ability to barter or exchange as a consenting adult. host: 25 of last year's 100 highs paint chief executives took more harm than the company's paid in federal corporate income taxes. guest: if you are in a weak economy, it is not a surprise that you're probably not making money as a corporation. you look at a corporation that has zero profits and the average factory worker is making more than the company
i do not like where big companies get in bed with big government. the ceo is sitting on the advisory council. byy're always trotted out the white house as what a good corporate citizen they are. they get these favorable rules and contracts and subsidies from the government. let me make one point that is critically important. believing in free markets does not mean you believe in big business. in means that you want a better rules that are naturally applied it to everybody whether you are big or...